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The Castaways
GenreDrama
Written by
  • Ian Stuart Black
  • Ralph Petersen
  • Ted Roberts
Directed by
  • James Gatward
  • Henri Safran
  • Frank Arnold
Country of origin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerJames Gatward
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCastaway Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
Release27 February 1974 (1974-02-27)

Castaway (or The Castaways) is an Australian television drama adventure series which first screened on the ABC in 1974.[1][2]

Premise

In the 1880s the sailing ship Mary Jane is wrecked on a Pacific island on its way to Australia.

Cast

Production

It was filmed near Narrabeen and Port Macquarie. The series was an international co production between the ABC, Scottish television and a West German company. This led to several German and British actors being in the cast.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Castaway - Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Castaways, The (ABC 1974, Fred Haltiner, Lexia Wilson) - Memorable TV". www.memorabletv.com. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Co production links different countries". The Age TV Guide. 21 February 1974. p. 34.

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